Hood fastener



March 25, 1930. N. G. ANDERSON HOOD FASTENER Filed Oct. 8, 1927 PatentedMar. 25, 1930 NELS G. ANDERSON, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TOINTERNATIONAL VESTER" COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY PATENT OFFICEHOOD FASTENER Application filed October 8, 1927. Serial 110.22%,843.

This invention relates to a latch fastening device for use with thehoods or bonnets which cover the engines of motor vehicles to hold thedoor members of such hoods 5 latched in their closed positions.

The main purpose of the invention is to fasten the bonnet or hood doorsof a motor vehicle in position in such manner as to minimize rattlingand vibration of the said 10 doors against adjoining structures.

Another important purpose of the inven tion is to provide an improvedhood door latch fastener which will be simple in construction andeffective for the purpose for which it was designed, and which fastenermay be'readily manufactured at low cost.

Briefly, these desirable objects are accomplished in a latch comprisinga main latch part pivotally connected to a spring pulled anchor part, insuch a manner, that the latch part may engage a stop part on the hooddoor, while the spring exerts a downward and inward pull on a linepassing diagonally through the vertical side of the hood to press 25 thehood, or door yieldingly against an adjoining abutment on the frame ofthe vehicle, thereby preventing slamming of thedoor and the noiseincident to slight movements of the edges of the door against and awayfrom the abutment mentioned.

An embodiment of the invention is set forth in the accompanying drawing,but it is to be understood that the construction therein disclosed isfor the purpose of illus-- 5 tration only and not as defining the limitsproved fastener of this invention. 7.

Referring to the drawing, the vehicle frame is shown at 1, carrying asill support 2 having an upright abutment 3 and an inwardly projectingskirt portion 4. The abutment is provided with an elongated verticalopening 5 indicated by the dotted lines. The hood door is shown at 6,its lower end being formed with a portion 7 adapted to" abut against theabutment 3. Above the portion .pin 13.

and hood door in combination with the im- 7 thedoor is provided with acatch-8 This catch is preferably of spring material. I

Inside the hood the ;skirt portion Aslidably carries an anchor member inthe form of an eye bolt 9 having an enlarged eye 10 above the portion 4.Below the portion 4 the bolt carries an encircling spring 11' heldagainst a washer 12 fixed to the bolt by a This spring normally pullsthe anchor member and holds it in its 'downposition.

Outside the hood is a latch member 14 having a handle. 15 whereby it maybe operated,

and a hook portion 16 adapted to hook-over the catch 8 on-the door. Thelatch 14 in- I. cludes an integral, transversely" extending,

angular part 16 protruding through the opening 5 in the abutment 3. Thepart 17 is pivotally connected, as shown, to the eye 10-of the bolt 9inside the hood.

In latching position, as shown in the drawing, the .door 6 is helddownand against the abutment 3 by the latch 14, the hook 16 of which bearsdown on the catch .8. As this catch 8 isspringy'the door 6 iscaused tobe flexed inwardly, thereby yieldingly but securely keeping thedooragainst-the abutment 3. The spring pressed anchor bolt 9 exerts adown pull on thev latch part 14 to keep the parts in latched position.

When it is desired to release the latch to permit opening of the door 6,it is merely necessary to grasp the handle 15 and pull oted out and downto free the doorand permit its opening in the usual way.

It can now be seen that an improved device of the kind described hasbeen provided, i

"which achieves all of the desirable objects heretofore recited.

What isclaimed is: 1. In a hood door fastener, a support ad- HAR- jacent the edge of the door, an anchor memher on the support, said anchormember comprising a spring pulled eyebolt inside the hood, a catch onthe door, and a latch member Y pivotally mounted in the eye of theanchor member and engageable with the catch to hold the door against thesupport.

2. In a hood door fastener, a support adjacent the door edge, saidsupport comprising an abutmentand a skirt projected inside the hood, ananchor member slidably carried in the skirt, a catch on the door, and alatching handle part pivotally connected to the anchor member andengageable With the catch to hold the door against the abutment.

3. In a hood door fastener, a support adjacent the door edge, saidsupport comprising an abutment and a skirt projected inside the hood, aspring pulled eyebolt anchor slidably carried in the skirt, a catch onthe door, and a latching handle part pivotally mounted in the eye of theanchor, said latching handle having a hook engageable With the catch tohold the door against the abutment. 7 I

4. In a hood door fastener, a support including a abutment adjacent theedge of the door, an anchor member slidably carried by the support, acatch on the door, and a latching handle member having a hook partengageable With the door catch, said latching handle embodying anangularly related transverse portion passed through a vertical slot inthe abutment for vertical movement and pivotally connected to the anchormember inside the hood.

5. In a hood door fastener, a support in cluding an abutment adjacentthe edge of the door, an anchor member carried by the support, saidanchor member comprising a spring pulled eyebolt, a catch on the door,and a latching handle member having a hook part engageable with the doorcatch, said latching handle embodying an angularly related transverseportion passed through aslot in the abutment and pivotally connected tothe eye of the anchor member.

6. In a hood door fastener, a support including an abutment adjacent thedoor edge, an anchor carried by the supportinside the hood, ailatchinghandle including a hook,

said handle being pivotally connected to the anchor, and a spring catchon the door, Whereby the hook on the handle may engage the spring catchto hold the door and cause the spring catch to yieldingly press the dooragainst the abutment.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

NELS e. ANDERSON.

